Gateway M505 Pentium M / ATi 9600 notebook

[BargainSeeker]

Gateway is launching a Pentium M / ATi 9600 notebook called the M505 as the successor to their M500 model:

Gateway M505 specifications

Gateway M505 pictures

Gateway M505 User's Guide

Gateway M505 other support information

It seems to be a nice looking laptop. In fact, it reminds me of the LG-IBM LM50.

I have heard that the M505 will be available some time this month (November).

 

[BlamoHammer]

Not bad, I was waiting for them to finally have a response to the Inspiron 8600.

 

[wutwjd]

ARGHH, give me higher resolution screens!!

Otherwise, looks pretty good.

 

[manko]

I think this must be the Gigabyte G-MAX N601.

There's a pic of one in this article that has exactly the same color: Notebook makers embrace wide-screen models. (If it doesn't let you through, try the link through this cache)

pic of the Gigabyte N601 from a Russian site

I think I prefer the look of the LG IBM Xnote LM50, which is not widescreen btw. LG IBM I hope this one might also make it to the US.

Looks like the M505 has both a 4-pin and 6-pin firewire port, thats a nice feature for video work.

 

[BargainSeeker]

I think you are absolutely right. The Gateway M505 is the Gigabyte N601. You can really tell by that Russian photo you found.

I agree with you also on the LG-IBM LM50. I have not found another laptop that offers a wide viewing angle, 6 1/2 hours of battery life on the standard battery (10 hrs on the big battery), Pentium M and ATi 9600 graphics.

 

[Hoplon]

What do you think these will sell for?

 

[BargainSeeker]

Originally posted by: Hoplon
What do you think these will sell for?

Gateway just announced that the M505 notebook will have a starting price of $1599.

 

[BargainSeeker]

The Gateway M505 is now available for sale

 

[Frightcrawler]

whoa, that fast?
it's only been one day since you announced it to us!

 

[dnuggett]

Only available in M 1.4 and 1.5 flavors. Not that these are slow.. but I would have expected faster from a new release.

 

[BargainSeeker]

Originally posted by: dnuggett
Only available in M 1.4 and 1.5 flavors. Not that these are slow.. but I would have expected faster from a new release.

Information here on the Gigabye N601 shows that it can support Pentium M CPUs with clock speeds of 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 GHz and a Dothan CPU with clock speed of 1.8GHz.

Soon, I expect that Gateway will offer a user configurable version of the M505 (M505CS?) like they now offer with the M675.

 

[BargainSeeker]

It seems to me that the Gateway M505X is the current "best buy" among moderately priced laptop computers.

Look at what you get for $1599:

- 1.4GHz Pentium M CPU
- ATi 9600 graphics with 64MB
- 512MB RAM
- 40GB hard drive
- CD-RW/DVD combo drive
- 15.4" widescreen with 1280 x 800 resolution
- integrated 802.11b wireless, 10/100 Ethernet, and modem
- stereo speakers with subwoofer
- 6.7 lbs with battery
- Windows XP
- 1 year warranty
- 3 levels of tech support: local store, Gateway national, and Gigabyte

The Gateway M505X seems like a very liveable system for a mobile gamer on a budget.

 

[TazExprez]

It seems like a very cool system. I saw an M500 today at a Gateway store and it was pretty cool. So the M505 should be about the same. I may decide to get it, too.

 

[TazExprez]

I wonder what the speed on the DVD writer is? Gateway does not specify in the site.

 

[BargainSeeker]

I have posted my preview of the Gateway M505XL in the "Notebook Reviews and Benchmarks" section of the Talk Notebooks website. It appears that Gateway does NOT buy the M505 from Gigabyte. Instead, both Gateway and Gigabyte buy this laptop from Wistron.

OT: I thought it was funny that the forum software did not let me enter the name of a large Japanese manufacturer called Mat****a (Panasonic) without inserting ****.

 

[manko]

Originally posted by: BargainSeeker
I have posted my preview of the Gateway M505XL in the "Notebook Reviews and Benchmarks" section of the Talk Notebooks website. It appears that Gateway does NOT buy the M505 from Gigabyte. Instead, both Gateway and Gigabyte buy this laptop from Wistron.

Thanks for the write-up, there's a lot of good info. I still haven't gotten around to registering over there yet.